CVE-2022-27492
High
Published: 23 September 2022
Published
23 September 2022
Modified
22 May 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0175
83.0th percentile
Risk Priority
17
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2022-27492 is a high-severity Wrap or Wraparound (CWE-191) vulnerability in Whatsapp Whatsapp. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 17.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-31993
Vulnerability details
An integer underflow in WhatsApp could have caused remote code execution when receiving a crafted video file.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
whatsapp
whatsapp
≤ 2.22.15.9 · ≤ 2.22.16.2
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.